Herbarium



May 13, 1941.

B. GABOR HERBARIUM Filed Dec. 26, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1 1 'lllllllllllllllllllll"IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII1,1111.

314mm Baram/ Gaol" Patented May 13, 1941 UNITED STATES? PATENT OFFICE HERBARIUM Barbara Gabor, Milwaukee, Wis.

Application December \26, 1939, Serial No. 311,000

3 Claims. ('Cl. 129-20) This invention relates to a new and useful herbarium or album to facilitate filing and preservation of collected specimens of plants, leaves,

and flowers, by those interested in plant life or receiving leaves or pages are effectively retained in place between the front and back members of the cover or binder when the album is closed and secured in closed condition.

Another, object of the present invention is the provision of simple and efficient means for facilitating pressing and drying of the specimens, attachment of the specimens to the leaves or pages, entering data on each page relating to the specimen filed on that page, and for securing the specimens on the pages.

Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a herbarium in closed condition constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse section on line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan View of the cover or binder forming part of the album shown in Figure 1, said cover or hinder being in open condition.

Figure 4 is a plan viewof one of the specimenreceiving pages of the herbarium.

Figure 5 is a View similar to Figure 4 of a further kind of page forming part of the herbarium.

Figure 6 is a perspective View of the blotter folder forming part of the herbarium and used to press and dry the specimens.

Figure '7 is a plan view of the sheet of adhesive strips employed for securing the specimens to the leaves; and

Figure 8 is a perspective view of one of the envelops for receiving and filing specimens of The front and back cover members 5 and 5a are a formed of rectangular sheets of heavy or stiff and durable material, and received between the cover members 5 and 5a are a number of specimen-receiving leaves 8 and a blotter folder 9. The tapes 6 and 6a extend transversely of the cover members 5 and 5a, being threaded through the slots I and 1a beneath said cover members 5 and 5a between the respective pairs of slots. The intermediate portions of the tapes 6 and 6a accordingly. extend outwardly through the slots 1 and 1a at the back edges of the cover members and across the back edges of the leaves and blotter folder 9. At these back edges, the cover members, pages 8 and blotter folder 9 may be provided with notches l0, Illa and lllb to receive the tapes 6 and 6a so that the leaves 8 and blotter folder 9 will be effectively retained against.

upward or downward shifting relative to the cover members 5 and 5a when the cover or binder is closed and secured in closed position. For so securing the cover or binder in closed condition, the ends of the tapes 5 and 6a are brought across the front edges of the cover members '5 and 5c, the leaves 8 and the folder 9, and tied together in a bow knot as at H. Naturally, the cover members 5 and 5a may be adjusted in sufficiently spaced relation so as to accommodate the required number of leaves 8 and the folder-9 between them, additional leaves 8 being insertable from time to time as found necessary. The blotter folder 9 simply consists of a plurality of blotter sheets centrally folded in nested relation and providing a pamphlet between the leaves of which specimens of plants, leaves and flowers may be inserted and subjected to pressure for being pressed flat and dry preparatory to attachment of the specimens to pages 8 for being preserved and filed.

Most of the pages 8 are'of the form shown in Figure 4,- each being provided in-one corner with an illustration l2 of a common plant, flower or leaf. In another corner, this page may have a box or outline [3 within which lines are printed to facilitate entry of data relative to the name of the collector of the specimen filed on this page, the name of the plant, leaf or flower constituting such specimen, the place where the specimen was collected, the date when it was found, etc. The remainder of the page is left blank to facilitate attachment of the specimen to such page. For instance, a leaf I4 is shown secured to the page illustrated in Figure 4, attachment of the leaf to the page being effected by adhesive strips l5 extending across points of the leaves and adhesively secured to the page. Other pages such as shown in Figure 5, may be provided for the filing of specimens which may be found but which are not among the most commonly known plants, flowers or leaves. These particular pages will be entirely blank except for the box I3 for entry of data pertinent to the specimens filed on this page and attached to this page as described relative to the specimen attached to the page shown in Figure 4. The adhesive strips I5 may be obtained by tearing suitable lengths from a sheet of adhesive strips I6 such as shown in Figure 1, such sheet being coated with adhesive on one side and divided into a plurality of removable strips or sections by means of weakened or perforated lines IT. A desired number of these sheets of adhesive strips may be filed in a suitable pocket I8 provided on the inside of the front cover member 5 of the binder as shown in Figure 3.

In some cases, it is desired to obtain specimens of pollen collectedfrom these flowers. For this purpose, I provide transparent envelops I9 in which the collected pollen may be deposited, and the front of which is coated with adhesive as at 20 to facilitate attachmentof the envelop to a specimen-receiving .page 8. 'The pollen containing envelop willof coursebe attached to a page together withloriin lieu of the fastening of a leaf or like specimen to such page. Also, a number of thetenvelops I9 may be stored so asito be readily-accessible for vuse, in a suitable pocket 2| alsoprovided on the inner face of thefront cover memberi as shown in Figure 3.

From the above description, it will be seen that I haveprovided a very simple and eflicient herbarium by means of which various botanical specimens may beipressed and dried and then filed and preserved in anorderly manner and so that data maybe provided to immediately, identify the filedand preserved specimens, as well as to afford .otherndatapertinent thereto. On the inner face of the back cover member 5a as .generallyindicated at 22, I may print instructions as toihow to proceed to locate .the plants or leaves to be collected, how topress and dry them, and now topress and preserve them in the herbarium. While the leavesand blotter folder are independently and removably heldbetween the cover members ofthe binder, and while such cover members are independent except for the connection thereof by the tapes 6 and 6a, the device will be foundextremely durable and servicable as well as convenient to use. Minor changes in the details of construction illustrated and described are contemplated such as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of the inven-- tion as claimed.

What I claim as new is:

.1. In a herbarium, abinderjfor specimen-receiving leaves, comprising separate .front and back cover members having pairs of slots therethrough adjacent the upper and lower edges of the same, the slots of each pair being respectively adjacent the front and back edges of the cover members, and tapes roved through said slots so as to extend across the inner surfaces of the cover members between the slots, said cover members being adjustable along the tapes to varying distances apart for accommodating a vary number of leaves therebetween, and the ends of the tapes being adapted to be tied across the front edges of the cover members and leaves for securing the herbarium in closed condition.

2. In a herbarium, a binder for specimen-receiving leaves, comprising separate front and back cover members having pairs of slots therethrough adjacent the upper and lower edges of the same, the slots of each pair being respectively adjacent the front and back edges of the cover members, tapes roved through said slots so as to extend across the inner surfaces of the cover members between the slots, said cover members being adjustable along the tapes to varying distances apart for accommodating a varying number of leaves therebetween, and the ends of the tapesbeing adapted to be tied across the front edges of the cover members and leaves for securing the herbarium in closed condition, and specimen-receiving leaves adapted to be arranged between and individually insertable or removable from between the cover members, said leaves and said cover members having notches in the back edges thereof in which the intermediate portions of the tapes are engaged to restrain the leaves against upward or downward shifting relative to the cover members when the herbarium is in closed condition.

3. In a herbarium, a binder for specimen-receiving leaves, comprising separate front and back cover members having pairs of slots therethrough adjacent the upper and lower edges of the same, the slots of each pair being respectively adjacent the front and back edges of the cover members, tapes roved through said slots so as to extend across the inner surfaces of the cover members between the slots, said cover members being adjustable along the tapes to varying distances apart for accommodating a varying number of leaves therebetween, and the ends of the tapes being adapted to be tied across the front edges of the cover members and leaves for securing the herbarium in closed condition, and individual specimen-receiving leaves insertable between the cover members, said cover members and said leaves having notches in corresponding vertical edges thereof for receiving the tapes and preventing vertical displacement of the leaves relative to the cover members when the herbarium is closed.

BARBARA GABOR. 

